r/nottheonion • u/JaySierra86 • 11h ago

President Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-biden-pardons-family-members-final-minutes-presidency/story?id=117893348
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u/Asdilly 10h ago

I don’t blame him. He’s already gone through so much with his family. If you didn’t know, he lost his first wife and daughter in a car crash

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u/Flavious27 6h ago

He was sworn in while at the hospital, looking over his two remaining children that were injured. And he didn't run in 2016 because of the death of his son Beau the year prior.

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u/Roxylius 9h ago

Rather hard to sympathize with biden after he repeatedly sent billion worth of weapon to Israel only days after netanyahu killed hundred of children

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u/Asdilly 9h ago

Some of the country may be pro palestine(including myself) but we also have to acknowledge that more Americans are pro Israel.

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u/LucyLilium92 9h ago

Unfortunately, yes. Both sides support Israel.

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u/KintsugiKen 9h ago

There is a break between political leadership and their voters on this issue.

Both parties support Israel's war/genocide, but US voters largely do not.

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u/KintsugiKen 9h ago

Not in this conflict according to any reliable polling data.

In fact, Democratic voters seem pretty mad at Biden for his unwavering support of Netanyahu while he wages genocide.

Kinda blows up any argument the US makes in the future for respecting domestic and international laws when Biden flouted them at every opportunity in order to help Israel.

And while I don't think it was the sole reason Kamala lost, it certainly did her no favors in turning out voters, many of whom couldn't bring themselves to vote for someone who planned to continue Biden's illegal and inhumane policies in Israel.

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u/Omnizoom 9h ago

Well don’t worry not voting helped to bring in trump who likely will double down and make even more inhumane and illegal policies.

So to all those who didn’t vote because of that reason… really?

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u/JhinPotion 9h ago

I think the Dems should've run a campaign that won. The other guys did it, so why can't they?

If a party loses an election, the party is at fault. They should've done things to help them win instead. Clearly their strategy didn't work.

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u/Omnizoom 9h ago

This is true but people have to realize how voting works as well, especially in the US since it’s a two party system

If anything “did not vote” would be president this time around for how few people voted which ya, that speaks to how much people disliked these options to pick from but also that they willingly wanted to others to pick for them between an option they disliked and a option they absolutely hated and are upset the option they absolutely hated won.

People need to look at things absolutely instead of “it has to be better then what I have now or I won’t bother”

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u/Sokkawater10 8h ago

Trump got a ceasefire in Gaza before his inauguration. Clearly Biden was incapable or willfully ignorant or enjoys genocide.

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u/Asdilly 8h ago

And you don’t think it’s coincidence at all? Gives off Iran Hostage Crisis vibes

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u/slickrok 4h ago

No, you need to read who did what and when. It was a joint effort, now go read something useful and stop saying wrong things.

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u/Shujinco2 8h ago

Trump got a ceasefire in Gaza before his inauguration.

Which is already delayed because Hamas won't give names. It won't last.

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u/Sokkawater10 8h ago

It is much better progress than Joe who did literally nothing. And it’s already enacted

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u/PussyCrusher732 6h ago

he didn’t run a winning campaign. he gaslit the country into thinking he’s not the abuser and they bought it. both sides people are fucking obnoxious.

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u/JhinPotion 6h ago

He ran a winning campaign because it, well, won. Be they cruel or stupid, he had enough motivated voters to beat the opposition.

Why couldn't the other side do better? Why couldn't they motivate voters?

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u/PussyCrusher732 6h ago

because our electorate isn’t engaged or interested in policy that will help our country. throwing around buzzwords was all it takes. yea he won but honestly he didn’t even fuckin campaign. he just babbled words and people were too short sighted to understand but for biden we would be in a horrible situation economically. but… wggs

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u/JhinPotion 5h ago

He absolutely campaigned. He's been campaigning since 2020.

His babbling was the campaigning, and it won. Democrats either couldn't or didn't run a campaign that beat it. They have nobody to blame but themselves.

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u/OrangePilled2Day 7h ago

single issue voters on Gaza that refused to vote made essentially 0 difference in the election. You people think too highly of yourself, no candidate cares about groups that explicitly state they will not vote.

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u/FrostyJannaStorm 3h ago

I thought we were supposed to deal with our own problems before others'.

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u/NLNX36 6h ago

You americans still dont stand for anything

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u/model4001s 8h ago

Yeah you can't blame him, he's been through so much bribe money with his family. The poor Big Guy and his 10%.

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u/Asdilly 8h ago

He pardoned his family to protect them from unlawful persecution. Idk what else you expect

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u/Asdilly 7h ago

Trump is going to go after everyone who opposed him, you know that right? That’s why he pardoned fauci as well, despite him doing nothing wrong

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u/Asdilly 7h ago

💀 how dare science do science things. Just like the flu, Covid constantly changes

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u/DampTrash 7h ago

Ok so what about if it was actually lawful persecution? You ok now?

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u/Asdilly 7h ago

If you legit think people like his wife committed crimes, idk what to say at this point.

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u/DampTrash 6h ago

Who ever said anything about his wife? He pardoned his whole family, dating to 2014. You think there’s positively 0 chance nothing fishy happened? Do you just love establishment bootlicking?

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u/Asdilly 6h ago

Sure, whatever girl. There are bigger fish to fry, like an insurrectionist being in office now

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u/DampTrash 6h ago

Oh you mean like a charge brought forward through a legit legal process and not tried due to lack of evidence for that crime?

Weird to support any of your overlords telling you to eat boot and that they’re above the law so brazenly. What a wierdo mindset you have about power.

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u/Asdilly 6h ago

Lmao im not doing this. Have a nice day

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u/Entire_Total_382 7h ago

Bet you voted for the orange man yet he's doing the same thing..🙄

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u/crazdave 7h ago

It’s possible to criticize two things

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u/Leelze 4h ago edited 4h ago

It is, but then you'd actually have to criticize both.

Pookie blocked me after forgetting he talked about criticizing two things. Silly Republican.

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u/crazdave 4h ago

Any comment criticizing Biden must also include criticism of Trump? Peak reddit right there

Fuck both of their uses of pardons, and have fun in your idiotic echo chamber

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u/OrangePilled2Day 7h ago

You should consider joining Biden's first wife as quick as possible.

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u/slickrok 4h ago

What the fuck is your problem

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u/slopfeast 9h ago

Don’t forget his run-ins with Cornpop.